geomori

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γεωμόροι (Geōmóroi), ultimately from γεω- (geō-, “earth”) +‎ μέρος (méros, “part, share, portion”), whence the latter comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to assign, allot”). Doublet of gamoroi.

Noun

geomori pl (plural only)

1. landowners
2. (literally) those who own a portion of land
3. (historical) class of oligarchic landowners descending from the first Corinthian settlers who in 733 BC, according to the chronology of Thucydides, had founded Syracuse

Alternative forms

• gamoroi
• geomoroi